An interesting topic that brings up some stuff worthy of exploration.
Firstly, a correction:
"The serial number matches the aircraft Hitler used to tour Germany on his many whirlwind visits to various festivals and events."
I have apparently been misinformed for 30 years on this. I recalled reading in the Scott Catalogue for Germany or perhaps in a stamp magazine that the stamp as issued caused an uproar in Eastern Europe because the number on the side was the same as Hitler's plane.
Bruce
So Roy - why was THIS stamp refused? What made it part of the postal war?
I can imagine that an image of any wartime or Nazi-era German plane on letters from Germany would have caused uproar in Eastern Europe.
could be, but, like the US C47/DC3, the Ju52 was first a passenger/cargo plane in civilian use before being used in military transport.
I have no definite information on the WHY Russia took exception, but I suspect Nigel is correct. It is possible that this aircraft took part in some of the 1932 campaigning, in some obscure way, but it definitely was not Hitler's private aircraft. The 1932 crash landing actually carried the State Secretary for Air, General Erhard Milch. This was prior to Hitler's rise to power in January 1933.
See page 103 of "Junkers Aircraft and Engines" (a Google book), for more, including mention of D-2600.
The idea that D-2201 was used in propaganda flights is also promulgated in this German language philatelic article (page 4 and 5). Also see this article for excellent illustrations of the return markings from Russia.
Roy
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This reminds me of what happned to me a few years ago. I sold some Hummels on eBay to a buyer in Germany. On the Customs forms I put country of manufacture as West Germany as the markings on them stated ( I didn't know if it mattered if I just put Germany). They were returned with a note that basically stated no such country of manufacture.
I can only surmise that the German govt. takes offence to lots of things!
Here is an interesting historical tidbit about a relatively common West German stamp: Scott #993 issued in 1969.
The stamp depicts one of the work horse aircraft of the Lufthansa, the Junkers JU-52. Covers sent to Russia, East Germany and other Iron Curtain countries were returned to sender. The stamp was blacked out by the postal authorities. I believe there were additional auxiliary markings indicating the mailing was a propaganda piece.
When the stamp was designed, the aircraft picked for the honor clearly shows the serial number on the side. The serial number matches the aircraft Hitler used to tour Germany on his many whirlwind visits to various festivals and events.
Do you suppose this was just a coincidence? I would like to find one of these covers some day while looking through a box at a stamp show. Any member have one with the stamp smudged out and returned to sender?
Bruce
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
An interesting topic that brings up some stuff worthy of exploration.
Firstly, a correction:
"The serial number matches the aircraft Hitler used to tour Germany on his many whirlwind visits to various festivals and events."
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
I have apparently been misinformed for 30 years on this. I recalled reading in the Scott Catalogue for Germany or perhaps in a stamp magazine that the stamp as issued caused an uproar in Eastern Europe because the number on the side was the same as Hitler's plane.
Bruce
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
So Roy - why was THIS stamp refused? What made it part of the postal war?
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
I can imagine that an image of any wartime or Nazi-era German plane on letters from Germany would have caused uproar in Eastern Europe.
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
could be, but, like the US C47/DC3, the Ju52 was first a passenger/cargo plane in civilian use before being used in military transport.
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
I have no definite information on the WHY Russia took exception, but I suspect Nigel is correct. It is possible that this aircraft took part in some of the 1932 campaigning, in some obscure way, but it definitely was not Hitler's private aircraft. The 1932 crash landing actually carried the State Secretary for Air, General Erhard Milch. This was prior to Hitler's rise to power in January 1933.
See page 103 of "Junkers Aircraft and Engines" (a Google book), for more, including mention of D-2600.
The idea that D-2201 was used in propaganda flights is also promulgated in this German language philatelic article (page 4 and 5). Also see this article for excellent illustrations of the return markings from Russia.
Roy
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
Love the experts we have here at SOR - AWESOME KNOWLEDGE!!
re: Hitler Flies Again: Accident or Not?
This reminds me of what happned to me a few years ago. I sold some Hummels on eBay to a buyer in Germany. On the Customs forms I put country of manufacture as West Germany as the markings on them stated ( I didn't know if it mattered if I just put Germany). They were returned with a note that basically stated no such country of manufacture.
I can only surmise that the German govt. takes offence to lots of things!